Cheney vs Colwich

A side-by-side comparison of Cheney and Colwich: population, income, housing, and more.

Cheney and Colwich are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cheney has the higher population (2,386 vs 1,616 in Colwich). Colwich has the higher median household income ($88,468 vs $75,263 in Cheney). Colwich has the higher median home value ($217,600 vs $148,000 in Cheney).

Population, income & housing

	Cheney	Colwich
Population	2,386	1,616
Median age	36.6 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$75,263	$88,468
Median home value	$148,000	$217,600
Median gross rent	$960	$1,264
Housing units	819	597
Homeownership rate	77.4%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheney	Colwich
Population	2,014 → 2,386 (+18.5%)	1,270 → 1,616 (+27.2%)
Median household income	$62,823 → $75,263 (+19.8%)	$73,750 → $88,468 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$122,800 → $148,000 (+20.5%)	$149,600 → $217,600 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$874 → $960 (+9.8%)	$808 → $1,264 (+56.4%)

Cheney

Population

2,0142,386

Median household income

$62,823$75,263

Median home value

$122,800$148,000

Median gross rent

$874$960

Colwich

Population

1,2701,616

Median household income

$73,750$88,468

Median home value

$149,600$217,600

Median gross rent

$808$1,264

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheney	Colwich
Under 5	6.0%	11.0%
5 to 17	24.1%	18.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	9.7%	15.2%
35 to 44	17.2%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.3%
55 to 64	7.3%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	7.1%
75 and over	6.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheney	Colwich
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.1%
Two or more races	1.0%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheney	Colwich
No high school diploma	5.2%	2.0%
High school graduate	36.5%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheney	Colwich
Drove alone	78.4%	79.4%
Carpooled	10.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.5%
Bicycle	2.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	6.8%	7.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheney	Colwich
1-unit, detached	85.3%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Cheney	Colwich
Poverty rate	7.7%	1.2%
Average household size	2.98	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1977	1975